Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-02
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. HIGH WATER IN MAINE. Much Damage From 0ver-
 flowing Rivers.
 THE AkTI-POVERTY SOCIETY. Dr. McGIynn Reading The
 New Crusade. THE GLOBE IN NEW QUARTERS. Four Young Men Drowned
 While Rowing.
THE GLOBE IN NEW QUARTERS.
FRESHETS UP IN MAINE.

The Rivers Rising and Sweeping Over Their Banks-Much Damage to Rail. roads and Individual Property. ELLSWORTH, Me, May 1.-Some booms and wing dams have been carried away dur ing the last thirty-six hours. Stray logs at the rate of about fifty an hour have been carried out into the water, but most of them
 have been picked up and saved. Yesterday
 the Ranger bridge at the head of the falls
 started, but was secured and saved This
 morning Bremmer's bridge was swept of,
 but was kept from going down stream. Ev-
 cry bridge except the main bridge near the
 postofice is impossible. All bridges have
 been ballasted. Every entrance to the city
 from Bangor way is cut of by reason of i'm
 passable bridges. The water has not risen
 any since 10 o'clock this morning. It is
 hoped the worst is over There is a great
 washout on the railroad at Boggy Brook. No
 trains or mail have passed since Friday
 morning. Carriage roads are in the worst
 condition known for years.
 MAcH1As, Ne, May 1.-Heavy freshets prevail. Mill owners and owners of all river property are apprehensive of loss. The heaviest freshets for years are now being ex- perienced in St. Croix. Bridges and cross ings have been swept away and some dams and booms started. The saving season is set back three weeks.
 ORoNo, Me, May 1.-The water in the Penobscot and Saltwater rivers is the high est within the memory of the oldest citizen. It has been rising steadily all day. One house on the banks of the Saltwater is com pletely surrounded with water and the family has been obliged to vacate. Others are in nearly the same condition. The railroad track leading to the lumber mills at Still water is in many places from two to four feet under water. Stay lines put on broad piles side-track the bed. One of the finest water mills on the river, owned by E. E. and Fred Webster, is twelve inches under water. The proprietors with workmen are constant ly at work leading and strengthening all it's parts. All the booms here are safe. No extensive damage has occurred yet The river banks have been lined with people to- day watching the angry waters in their mad flight to the sea. Judson Briggs boom of Brownville, Me, broke Saturday morning, letting one million feet of logs go down the river
 AUGUSTA, Me, May 1.-Bright weather and cool northwest winds have reduced the river six feet and all danger is now over. Over million feet of logs have gone by the city,, nearly all of which will be lost Lumbermen will be put to much expense in removing logs from the lowlands where they have been stranded by the flood. The loss on the Kennebec to lumber and property owners along it's banks is estimated by good judges at $6O,00O.
 BANGOR, Me, May 1.-The water continues to rise in the Penobscot river and tonight it is at depth of eleven feet over the draw, which is one foot eight inches higher than ever before. No special damage has been re- ported, although the railroad tracks have been covered in some places and some small washouts have occurred. Logs in the main booms and mitts still remain secure and it is thought that if there is no more rain the worst is over. Kenduskeag stream has fallen from two to three feet Owing to the strong current in the river and owing to possible danger from drift stuff from up the river the steamer Penobscot, which arrived at Bucksport this afternoon, did not come up. The train from Bar liar Dor due here Friday night arrived at 9:15 tonight. The Pullman train for Boston went via Augusta, being the first one on that line since the arrival of the Pullman satur- day morning. A bridge at Kingman is re- ported carried away. The damage in this vicinity by the freshet will be much less than Rt first faared